3.1% ▼ -27.9%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 3.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Hamilton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Hamilton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Hamilton, where nearly one in five workers are employed in this sector. While the area has a much lower share of full-time workers than most similar places, the unemployment rate is very low at 3.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 55.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment has also fallen, now sitting at 55.5%, though the unemployment rate has dropped to 3.1% since 2011.
55.9% ▼ -4.1%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 58.3%
- 2016: 55.5%
- 2021: 55.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.5% ▼ -4.9%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 58.4%
- 2016: 55.5%
- 2021: 55.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is led by health care and social assistance at 19.3%, followed by retail trade at 10.9% and construction at 9.8%. Education and training (8.6%) and agriculture, forestry and fishing (8.2%) also employ significant numbers of people.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 18%, with technicians and trades following at 15.2%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers (13.4%), managers (12.4%) and labourers (12.1%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Hamilton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/217011421/hamilton/topic/employment